Utajärvi
Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region next to the border of the Kainuu region, and is part of the former province of Oulu. It is 58 kilometres (36 mi) from Utajärvi to Oulu and 125 kilometres (78 mi) to Kajaani. The municipality has a population of 2,533 (28 February 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,736.73 square kilometres (670.56 sq mi) of which 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Utajärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Utajärven kunta Utajärvi kommun | |
 Utajärvi Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Utajärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulunkaari |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Kyösti Juujärvi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,736.73 km2 (670.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,671.15 km2 (645.23 sq mi) |
| • Water | 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 37th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,533 |
| • Rank | 236th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.52/km2 (3.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.7% (official) |
| • Others | 0.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.5% |
| • 65 or older | 31.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.utajarvi.fi |
The municipality is probably best known for the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.
The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.
See also
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
External links
Media related to Utajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
Utajärvi travel guide from Wikivoyage- Municipality of Utajärvi – Official website (in Finnish)
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